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SegTours in USA Today!

Segway Tours of Gettysburg is prominently featured today on the front page of the Travel section of USA Today! LBG Charlie Fennell talks about Segway tours of the battlefield and the challenges that the borough will face on the 150th anniversary. Our own Meghan Ogley is also featured in photos and video! Here’s the full […]


Gettysburg Campaign – Medals of Honor

How many men were awarded the Medal Of Honor for their action in the Gettysburg Campaign? That question was raised on the Facebook Page “Test Your Knowledge On The Battle of Gettysburg”. It is traditionally said that 64 Medals of Honor were awarded for service in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. That includes […]


Pocket Gettysburg for Android (and iPhone/iPad)

PRESS RELEASE Pocket Gettysburg for Android, iPhone, and iPad Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – 30 April 2013 – SegTours, LLC announces the long-awaited release of the Android version of Pocket Gettysburg, the popular smartphone app for researchers and visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park. In this 150th year after the battle, technology finally makes it easy […]


Madame Clara O’Rorke

On 25 January 2013, a post on Michael Waricher’s Battlefield Perspectives Facebook page showed a photo of Colonel Patrick Henry O’Rorke’s tombstone in Rochester, NY. Col. O’Rorke commanded the 140th New York Infantry (3B, 2D, 5C, AOP) and died on the second day at Gettysburg as he famously led a bayonet charge down the southwest […]


Gettysburg for Your Smart Phone is now available!

PRESS RELEASE Gettysburg for Your Smart Phone Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – 27 September 2012 – As the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg approaches, SegTours, LLC is proud to announce the release of “Pocket Gettysburg”, an encyclopedia of the battlefield that you can carry in the palm of your hand. “Pocket Gettysburg” includes a massive […]


Relics on Display

If you’ve been to the SegTours shop recently, you may have noticed the collection of Civil War relics on display at our front desk. This modest sampling includes a variety of bullets, buttons, plates, coins, jewelry and other personal effects that were dropped or discarded by soldiers. Most were found with a metal detector by […]


Jobs at SegTours!

Segway Tours of Gettysburg is now taking job applications for the 2012 tour season. Full- and part-time positions for indoor staff and tour escorts are available. These are not tour guide positions and no knowledge of the battle of Gettysburg is necessary. Schedules are flexible but all applicants must be available to work during the […]


The Perfect Holiday Gift – a Segway Gift Certificate!

The cold weather is here but what better gift could there be than a golden ticket to cruise the Gettysburg battlefield on a Segway? A gift certificate from Segway Tours of Gettysburg is the perfect holiday gift! You can give the gift of specific Segway tour(s) or for any dollar amount that you choose. We’ll […]


Red, yellow, green … and white??

Despite being a little chilly, October is the third busiest month of the year (after July and August) for Segway tours in Gettysburg. That’s because the tree colors are at their most spectacular at this time of year. But this year we were treated with a color we don’t often see on the trees in […]


More Photos from the 2011 Gettysburg Halloween Parade

There a problem with the link to the video in the previous post but it is fixed now. Here are some more photos from the 2011 Gettysburg Halloween Parade: We’re still looking for a photo of Chuck … 🙁